THE BOOK OF

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THE BOOK OF HOSEA!
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THE BOOK OF HOSEA LOOKS AT THE "LAST DAYS" OF THE
NORTHERN KINGDOM OF ISRAEL! 1. MORAL/SPIRITUAL
DECAY41-3. 2. DOOM FAST APPROACHING! a)
WithinAnarchy6 Kings in 20 Yrs. b)
WithoutAssyria Rising Menacingly! HOSEA SAYS IT
WAS THE "BEST" OF TIMES AND THE "WORST" OF
TIMES!
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BACKGROUND MATERIAL! WRITER HoseaSon of
Beeri God-Commissioned11ff Prophet of
"LOVE"12 31ff (cf. John). Jno.316 "For
God so LOVED...gave..." Called "Weeping Prophet"
of Israel! TIME 760720 B.C.11 (Jereboam
II). TO NORTHERN KINGDOM11-6. SUBJECT
Religious ApostasyAdultery!!!
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HOSEA'S PURPOSE IN WRITING! 1. CALL ISRAEL TO
REPENTANCE a) 118f 2. SHOW GOD'S LOVE
WOUNDED STILL EXISTED a) 31ff 3. TO GIVE
HOPE OF BETTER DAYS a) 141ff b) cf.Gal.616
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LET'S CONSIDER SOME NEW TESTAMENT USES OF THE
BOOK OF HOSEA!
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1. CONTAINS PROMISE TO GENTILES a) 110
223 b) Rom.925f 2. GIVES DEFINITION OF
RIGHT WORSHIP a) 66 b) Mat.99-13 3. SHOWS
ISRAELA TYPE OF CHRIST a) 111 b)
Mat.215 4. DON'T UNDERSELL VALUE O.T. a)
Rom.154
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HOSEA HAS A MESSAGE FOR US TODAY! 1. A LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE IS DEADLY a) 46 b)
1Tim.413-16 2. HEED THE VOICE OF GOD41
51 a) Believe His Prophesies 1)
Mat.1115 2) Jno.141-3 b) Heed His Warnings
of Apostasy 1) Gal.54 2) 1Cor.1012
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c) Repent Be Zealous 1) Rev.315FF d)
Be Warned Of Hell 1) Mat.1341f 3.
WORLDLINESS DESTROYS78-10 a)
1Jno.215-17 b) 2Cor.617 4. SIN DESTROYS A
NATION a) Prov.1434 HOSEA DOES HAVE A
MESSAGE FOR US!
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WILL YOU RESPOND TO GOD'S CALL TO REPENT? WILL
YOUR RESPOND TO HIS LOVE AND BE
SAVEDJno.316? 1. IF YOU HAVE NEVER OBEYED a)
Mk.1615f b) Acts 238 2. IF YOU ARE
UNFAITHFUL a) Acts 822 b) 1Jno.19
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GOD LOVES YOU AS HE DID PHYSICAL ISRAEL HE WANTS
YOU TO BE SAVED JUST AS HE WANTED THEM TO BE
SAVED BUT IT IS UP TO YOU!